Digital Project Manager

Summary

Our client, which is located in the Riverside, CA area, has developed an incredible reputation over the past 15+ years servicing the community in the digital world.  They are growing exponentially at this point and they are in immediate need of adding a Digital Project Manager (aka Web Development PM). 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assisting and reviewing development of project scopes, considering resources, and technological constraints including cost estimates with consideration to business impacts and identified risks
• Creating and executing project work plans and revising as appropriate to meet the changing needs and requirements. This includes wireframing, sitemaps & scope of work
• Defining project scope and giving clear instructions to the design and development team
• Clarifying and communicating project objectives and success criteria to the team
• Identifying resources needed and assigning individual responsibilities
• Assuring that projects are completed according to schedule and within budget
• Reviewing deliverables prepared by the team before passing to Account Managers
• Ensuring that project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately
• Collaborating with SEO team, developers, and other parties involved to establish the vision and analyzing tradeoffs between usability and performance needs
• Ensuring that approved requirements are developed in sufficient scope and detail that will result in the delivery of a solution that meets customer needs as they perceive them
• Attending client meetings as required
• Assisting with developing quality assurance processes, documentation, and testing where needed
• Identifying and managing project risk
• Maintaining awareness of the current industry environment that shapes opportunities for client solutions

Qualifications & Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar degree
• A solid understanding of web design standards, usability, and rich media
• Experienced in frontend or backend development and be able to pass skills tests including pixel perfect PSD to HTML conversion
• Knowledgeable in responsive design, HTML5, CSS3 media queries
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
• Knowledge of project management software such as Basecamp, MS Project, Visio, Autotask, Google Drive, etc
• Experience in working with large/complicated sites and high profile clients
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, negotiating, influencing, facilitation, organizational, prioritization, decision making, and conflict resolution skills
• A solid understanding of project management methodology including the ability to identify and resolve issues, manage risk, develop detailed work plans and specifications, perform resource allocations, and run team meetings
• An ability to anticipate issues, while preparing accordingly
• Proven mentoring and team building skills
• An ability to manage many projects simultaneously
• Great attention to detail and be highly organized
• Familiarity with e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, BigCommerce, and Magento (preferred)
• An ability to demonstrate leadership capability with teams of 3 or more people (preferred)
• Proficiency in JavaScript & PHP (preferred)
• The availability to work 40 hours per week
• Reliable transportation